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"Hey, kids!  Do you want to have a giant pulsating science brain like me?  If so, read every day!" [This Island Earth, 1955]


 



Yup.  I read a lot.

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Abalones -- Diseases

     Harvell, Drew.  2019.  Ocean Outbreak.


Animal Communication

     Balcombe, Jonathan.  2016.  What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins.


Animal Intelligence

     Balcombe, Jonathan.  2016.  What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins.


Animals -- Anecdotes

    Conniff, Richard.  2009.  Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time : My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals.


Animals -- Mexico -- Gulf of California

     Beebe, Willam.  1938.  Zaca Venture.


Animals -- Miscellanea

     Cooke, Lucy.  2018.  The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife.


Animals -- War Use -- History -- 20th Century

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Animals in Logging -- Burma -- History -- 20th Century

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Antibiotics -- Effectiveness

     Blaser, Martin.  2014.  Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues.


Antibiotics

     Blaser, Martin.  2014.  Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues.


Antiquities -- Collection and Preservation -- Corrupt Practices

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Antiquities -- Collection and Preservation -- Moral and Ethical Aspects

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


Archaeological Thefts -- Iraq

     Bogdanos, Matthew with William Patrick.  2005.  Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures.


Archaeologists -- Professional Ethics

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Archaeology -- Anecdotes

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Archaeology -- Psychological Aspects

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Archaeology -- Moral and Ethical Aspects

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Asiatic Elephant -- Burma -- History -- 20th Century

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Attenborough, David

     Attenborough, David.  2018.  Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions.


Attenborough, David -- Travel

     Attenborough, David.  2018.  Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions.


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Baghdad Zoo

     Anthony, Lawrence.  2007.  Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo.


Bandoola (Elephant)

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Biodiversity Conservation

     Anthony, Leslie.  2017.  The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet--and Ourselves.


Biological Control Systems

     Carroll, Sean.  2016.  The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.


Biologists -- Anecdotes

     Carroll, Sean.  2016.  The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.


Biology -- Research -- Anecdotes

     Carroll, Sean.  2016.  The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.


Biological Invasions -- Environmental Aspects

     Anthony, Leslie.  2017.  The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet--and Ourselves.


Bizango (cult)

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Bog Bodies -- Europe

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


Burma -- History -- Japanese Occupation -- 1942-1945

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Bryon, Kari

     Byron, Kari.  2018. Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Toughest Questions.









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California -- Description and Travel

     Arax, Mark.  2009.  West of the West : Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State.


California -- History

    Arax, Mark.  2009.  West of the West : Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State.


California Current

     Ulanski, Stan.  2016.  The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers.


Camping -- Yellowstone National Park

     Cahill, Tim.  2004.  Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Biography

     Cutler, Alan.  2003.  The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth.


Civilization -- History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Communicable Diseases -- Epidemiology -- History

     Shah, Sonia.  2016. Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond.


Cope, Edward Drinker

     Ottaviani, Jim.  2005.  Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology.


Coral -- Diseases

          Harvell, Drew.  2019.  Ocean Outbreak.


Cosmology -- History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Cultural Property -- Protection -- Moral and Ethical Aspects

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


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Dangerous Animals -- Anecdotes

     Conniff, Richard.  2009.  Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time : My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals.


Dangerous Marine Animals

     Benchley, Peter.  2002.  Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea.


Darwin, Charles

     Costa, James T.  2017.  Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory.


Darwin, Charles -- Childhood and Youth

     Costa, James T.  2017.  Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory.


Darwin, Charles -- Knowledge and Learning

     Costa, James T.  2017.  Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory.


Datura stramonium

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Deep Diving

     Cousteau, Jacques.  1953.  The Silent World.


Dinosaurs

     Brusatte, Steve.  2018.  The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World.


Drug Resistance in Microorganisms

     Blaser, Martin.  2014.  Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues.


Drugs

     Cormier, Zoe.  2015.  Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll : The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science.


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Earth (Planet) -- History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Ecological Disturbances

     Anthony, Leslie.  2017.  The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet--and Ourselves.


Ecology

     Carroll, Sean.  2016.  The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.


Elephant Company (Great Britain)

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Environmental Management -- California -- Monterey Bay

     Palumbi, Stephen and Sotka, Carolyn.  2011.  The Death & Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival.


Environmental Protection -- California -- Monterey Bay -- Citizen Participation

     Palumbi, Stephen and Sotka, Carolyn.  2011.  The Death & Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival.


Europe -- Antiquities

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


Evolution (Biology)

     Dawkins, Richard.  1995.  River out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life.


Evolution (Biology) -- History

     Carroll, Sean.  2009.  Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species.

     Costa, James T.  2017.  Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory.


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Fisheries -- Pacific Coast

     Bailey, Kevin.  2015.  The Western Flyer : Steinbeck's boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the saga of Pacific fisheries.


Fishes -- Behavior

     Balcombe, Jonathan.  2016.  What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins.


Fishes -- Physiology

     Balcombe, Jonathan.  2016.  What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins.


Forensic Anthropology -- Case Studies

     Charlier, Phillipe and David Alliot.  2017.  When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology.


Forensic Sciences -- New York (State) -- History

     Blum, Deborah.  2010.  The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.


Forensic Toxicology -- New York (State) -- History

     Blum, Deborah.  2010.  The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.


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Galapagos Islands - Description and Travel

     Bassett, Carol Ann.  2009.  Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution.

     Beebe, William.  1924.  Galapagos: World's End.


Galapagos Islands - Economic Conditions

     Bassett, Carol Ann.  2009.  Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution.


Galapagos Islands - Politics and Government

     Bassett, Carol Ann.  2009.  Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution.


Galapagos Islands - Social Conditions

     Bassett, Carol Ann.  2009.  Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution.


Genetics

     Dawkins, Richard.  1995.  River out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life.


Geological Time

     Bjornerud, Marcia.  2018.  Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.


Geologists -- Denmark -- Biography

     Cutler, Alan.  2003.  The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth.


Geology -- History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Geology -- History -- 17th Century

     Cutler, Alan.  2003.  The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth.


Geology, Stratigraphic -- Anthropocene

     Bjornerud, Marcia.  2018.  Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.


Gulf of California (Mexico)

     Beebe, Willam.  1938.  Zaca Venture.


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Haiti -- Description and travel

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Haiti -- Religious life and customs

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Haiti -- Social life and customs

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Hedonism

     Cormier, Zoe.  2015.  Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll : The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science.


Herpetologists -- Canada -- Biography

     Anthony, Leslie.  2008.  Snakebit: Confessions of a Herpetologist.


Hiking -- Yellowstone National Park

     Cahill, Tim.  2004.  Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


History -- Research

     Charlier, Phillipe and David Alliot.  2017.  When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology.


History -- Philosophy

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Human Anatomy

     Bryson, Bill.  2019.  The Body: A Guide for Occupants.


Human Beings -- History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Human Ecology

     Bjornerud, Marcia.  2018.  Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.


Human Geography

     Carle, David and Janet Carle.  2013.  Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World.


Human Physiology

     Bryson, Bill.  2019.  The Body: A Guide for Occupants.


Human Evolution -- History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Hydrology

     Carle, David and Janet Carle.  2013.  Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World.


Hunting -- Mongolia

     Andrews, Roy Chapman.  1921.  Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's "Great Northwest".


Hydrothermal Vents

     Cone, Joseph.  1991.  Fire Under the Sea: The Discovery of the Most Extraordinary Environment on Earth--Volcanic Hot Springs on the Ocean Floor.


Human Remains (Archaeology) -- Europe

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


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Immune System

     Carver, Catherine.  2017. Immune: How Your Body Protects You.


Incas -- Antiquities

     Bingham, Hiram.  1951.  Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders.


Influenza -- Prevention -- United States

     Brown, Jeremy.  2018.  Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History.


Influenza -- United States -- History

     Brown, Jeremy.  2018.  Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History.


Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919

     Brown, Jeremy.  2018.  Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History.


Introduced Organisms -- Environmental Aspects

     Anthony, Leslie.  2017.  The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet--and Ourselves.


Invertebrates

     Conniff, Richard.  1996.  Spineless Wonders: Strange Tales from the Invertebrate World.


Iraq -- Antiquities

     Bogdanos, Matthew with William Patrick.  2005.  Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures.


Iraq War (2003-2011)

     Anthony, Lawrence.  2007.  Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo.


Iraq War (2003-2011) -- Destruction and Pillage

     Bogdanos, Matthew with William Patrick.  2005.  Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures.


Iraq War (2003-2011) -- Personal Narratives, American

     Bogdanos, Matthew with William Patrick.  2005.  Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures.

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Life (Biology)

     Carroll, Sean.  2016.  The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.


Life (Biology) -- Research -- History -- 18th Century

     Conniff, Richard.  2011.  The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth.


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Machu Picchu Site (Peru)

     Bingham, Hiram.  1951.  Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders.


Malaria -- History

     Shah, Sonia.  2010.  The Fever : How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years.


Marine Animals -- Mexico -- Gulf of California

     Beebe, Willam.  1938.  Zaca Venture.


Marine Biology

     Cousteau, Jacques.  1953.  The Silent World.


Marine Biologists

     Tamm, Eric.  2004.  Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell.


Marine Ecology -- California Current

     Ulanski, Stan.  2016.  The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers.


Medical Archaeology -- Case Studies

     Charlier, Phillipe and David Alliot.  2017.  When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology.


Medical Jurisprudence -- Case Studies

     Charlier, Phillipe and David Alliot.  2017.  When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology.


Microorganisms

     Anton, Ted.  2017.  Planet of Microbes: The Perils and Potential of Earth's Essential Life Forms.


Mojave Desert -- Description and Travel

     Darlington, David.  1996.  The Mojave: A Portrait of the Definitive American Desert.


Mongolia -- Description and Travel

     Andrews, Roy Chapman.  1921.  Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's "Great Northwest".


Monterey Bay (California) -- Environmental Conditions -- History

     Palumbi, Stephen and Sotka, Carolyn.  2011.  The Death & Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival.


Marine Ecosystem Health

     Harvell, Drew.  2019.  Ocean Outbreak.


Marsh, Othniel Charles

     Ottaviani, Jim.  2005.  Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology.


Motion

     Berman, Bob.  2014.  Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees.


Mythbusters (Television program)

     Byron, Kari.  2018. Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Toughest Questions.


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Natural History

     Alvarez, Walter.  2017.  A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves.


Natural History -- Galapagos Islands

     Beebe, William.  1924.  Galapagos: World's End.


Natural History -- History -- 18th Century

     Conniff, Richard.  2011.  The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth.


Natural History -- Yellowstone National Park

     Cahill, Tim.  2004.  Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


Naturalists -- Biography

     Conniff, Richard.  2011.  The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth.


Naturalists -- Travel -- History

     Carroll, Sean.  2009.  Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species.


Nature

     Dawkins, Richard.  2011.  The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True.


Nature -- Effect of Human Beings On

     Bjornerud, Marcia.  2018.  Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.

     Carroll, Sean.  2016.  The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.


Nature Conservation

     Anthony, Leslie.  2017.  The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet--and Ourselves.


Nature Conservation -- Galapagos Islands

Bassett, Carol Ann.  2009.  Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution.


Nonindigenous Pests -- Control

     Anthony, Leslie.  2017.  The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet--and Ourselves.


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Oceanography

     Carle, David and Janet Carle.  2013.  Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World.


Octopuses

     Courage, Katherine Harmon.  2013.  Octopus!: The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea.


Organ Trafficking

     Carney, Scott.  2011.  The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers.


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Paleontologists -- United States -- Bibliography

     Ottaviani, Jim.  2005.  Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology.


Paleontology -- United States

     Ottaviani, Jim.  2005.  Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology.


Paleopathology -- Case Studies

     Charlier, Phillipe and David Alliot.  2017.  When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology.


Penguins

     Davis, Lloyd Spencer.  2019.  A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins.


Peru -- Antiquities

     Bingham, Hiram.  1951.  Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders.


Peru -- Description and Travel

     Bingham, Hiram.  1951.  Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders.


Peruvian Expeditions (1912-1915)

     Bingham, Hiram.  1951.  Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders.


Pharmacopoeias -- Haiti

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Physical Anthropology and History

     Charlier, Phillipe and David Alliot.  2017.  When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology.


Pillage

     Childs, Craig.  2010.  Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.


Plant Physiology

     Chamovitz, Daniel.  2017.  What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses.


Plants

     Chamovitz, Daniel.  2017.  What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses.


Polar Exploration

     Davis, Lloyd Spencer.  2019.  A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins.


Poisoning -- New York (State) -- History

     Blum, Deborah.  2010.  The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.


Prehistoric Peoples -- Europe

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


Public Health Surveillance

    Shah, Sonia.  2016.  Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond.


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Reality

     Dawkins, Richard.  2011.  The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True.


Ricketts, Ed

     Tamm, Eric.  2004.  Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell.


Rock Music

     Cormier, Zoe.  2015.  Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll : The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science.


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Salmon -- Diseases

     Harvell, Drew.  2019.  Ocean Outbreak.


Sardine Fisheries -- Pacific Coast

     Bailey, Kevin.  2015.  The Western Flyer : Steinbeck's boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the saga of Pacific fisheries.


Schultes, Richard Evans

     Davis, Wade.  2016.  The Lost Amazon: The Pioneering Expeditions of Richard Evans Schultes.


Science -- Experiments -- Popular Works

     Byron, Kari.  2018. Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Toughest Questions.


Science -- Philosophy

     Dawkins, Richard.  2011.  The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True.

     Dawkins, Richard.  2017.  Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist.


Shark Attacks -- New Jersey -- History

     Capuzzo, Michael.  2001.  Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence.


Science -- Popular Works

     Byron, Kari.  2018. Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Toughest Questions.

     Cormier, Zoe.  2015.  Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll : The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science.


Scientific Expeditions

     Beebe, Willam.  1938.  Zaca Venture.


Scientists -- Denmark -- Biography

     Cutler, Alan.  2003.  The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth.


Sex

     Cormier, Zoe.  2015.  Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll : The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science.


Sea of Cortez

     Bailey, Kevin.  2015.  The Western Flyer : Steinbeck's boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the saga of Pacific fisheries.


Shark Attacks

     Benchley, Peter.  2002.  Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea.

     Capuzzo, Michael.  2001.  Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence.


Sharks

     Benchley, Peter.  2002.  Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea.


Shipwrecks

     Cussler, Clive, and Craig Durgo.  1996.  The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks.

     Cussler, Clive, and Craig Durgo.  2002.  The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks.


Starfish -- Diseases

     Harvell, Drew.  2019.  Ocean Outbreak.


Steinbeck, John

     Bailey, Kevin.  2015.  The Western Flyer : Steinbeck's boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the saga of Pacific fisheries.


Steno, Nicolaus

     Cutler, Alan.  2003.  The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth.


Steinbeck, John -- Friends and Associates

     Tamm, Eric.  2004.  Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell.


Sustainability

     Bjornerud, Marcia.  2018.  Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.


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Tetrodotoxin -- Physiological effect

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Thieves -- Iraq

     Bogdanos, Matthew with William Patrick.  2005.  Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures.


Time Perception

     Bjornerud, Marcia.  2018.  Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.


Transgenic Animals

     Anthes, Emily.  2013.  Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts.


Travel

     Belleville, Bill.  2004.  Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes & Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-bound Adventurer.


Travel -- California -- Mojave Desert

     Darlington, David.  1996.  The Mojave: A Portrait of the Definitive American Desert.


Travel -- Galapagos Islands

     Bassett, Carol Ann.  2009.  Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution.


Travel -- Yellowstone National Park

     Cahill, Tim.  2004. Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


U

Underwater Archaeology

     Cussler, Clive, and Craig Durgo.  1996.  The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks.

    Cussler, Clive, and Craig Durgo.  2002.  The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks.

Underwater Photography

     Cousteau, Jacques.  1953.  The Silent World.


V

Vertebrates

     Conniff, Richard.  1998.  Every Creeping Thing : True Tales of Faintly Repulsive Wildlife.


Vertebrates -- Research

   Conniff, Richard.  1998.  Every Creeping Thing : True Tales of Faintly Repulsive Wildlife.


Violence -- Europe -- History

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


Voyages and Travel

     Belleville, Bill.  2004.  Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes & Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-bound Adventurer.


W

Walking -- Yellowstone National Park

     Cahill, Tim.  2004.  Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


Water Conservation -- California

    Kaufmann, Obi.  2019.  The State of Water : Understanding California's Most Precious Resource.


Water Resources Development -- California

    Kaufmann, Obi.  2019.  The State of Water : Understanding California's Most Precious Resource.


Water Supply -- California

     Kaufmann, Obi.  2019.  The State of Water : Understanding California's Most Precious Resource.


Water Use -- California

    Kaufmann, Obi.  2019.  The State of Water : Understanding California's Most Precious Resource.


The Western Flier (ship)

     Bailey, Kevin.  2015.  The Western Flyer : Steinbeck's boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the saga of Pacific fisheries.


White Shark -- California -- Farallon Islands -- Anecdotes

     Casey, Susan.  2005.  The Devil's Teeth : A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks.


Wild Animal Collecting

     Attenborough, David.  2018.  Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions.


Wildlife Rescue -- Iraq -- Baghdad

     Anthony, Lawrence.  2007.  Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo.


Williams, J.H.

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Working Elephants -- Burma -- History -- 20th Century

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


World War II, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma

     Croke, Vicki.  2014.  Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II.


Wounds and Injuries -- Europe -- History

     Aldhouse-Green, Miranda.  2015.  Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery.


X
Y

Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911)

     Bingham, Hiram.  1951.  Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders.


Yellowstone National Park -- Description and Travel

     Cahill, Tim.  2004.  Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


Yellowstone National Park -- History.

     Cahill, Tim.  2004.  Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park.


Z

Zaca (Yacht)

     Beebe, Willam.  1938.  Zaca Venture.


Zombiism -- Haiti

     Davis, Wade.  1986.  The Serpent and the Rainbow.


Zoo Animals -- Conservation -- Iraq -- Baghdad

     Anthony, Lawrence.  2007.  Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo.


Zoology

     Attenborough, David.  2018.  Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions.


Zoological Specimens -- Collection and Preservation

     Attenborough, David.  2018.  Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions.


Zoology -- Mongolia

     Andrews, Roy Chapman.  1921.  Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's "Great Northwest".


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